TEA records reveal allegations that led to Springtown coach’s resignation
A letter obtained by the Star-Telegram through an open records request to the Texas Education Agency provides more clarity about the accusation that led to the resignation of a former Springtown High School coach and teacher.
In May, Jonathan Tye Adams was given the choice to resign or have his contract terminated following a misconduct allegation. In a phone conversation with the Star-Telegram, Adams declined to comment on the matter. A subsequent email to Adams went unanswered.
In a certified letter dated June 9, 2025, a TEA investigator informed Adams the agency was looking into an allegation that he violated rule 247.2 of the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators under the Texas Administrative Code.
“The educator shall maintain appropriate professional educator-student relationships and boundaries based on a reasonably prudent educator standard,” the statute reads, as quoted in the letter.
The TEA investigator told Adams the nature of the allegation “could potentially impact your Texas educator certificate(s)” before notifying him that a formal investigation had been launched.
The Star-Telegram requested other records related to Adams, but the TEA has asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to block their release, citing confidentiality associated with “a report of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect.”
Adams coached football and girls track and served as the girls athletics coordinator. He was hired in Springtown in 2004 for his first teaching position. He left after the 2005-06 school year, and returned in 2011.
Documents previously obtained by the Star-Telegram through an open records request to the Springtown school district included an email from Springtown police to Mark Mathis, the school district’s human resources director. In that email, an officer told Mathis the department found no reason to pursue criminal charges against Adams after interviewing him.